Quick response critical to stem year-long cholera outbreak in South Sudan – UN agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Rapid responses are critical to stemming a cholera outbreak that has afflicted South Sudan for more than a year, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation that has left approximately four million people displaced by conflict, according to the UN migration agency.
Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change
Jul 06, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, July 5(Just Earth News): In a year already marked by heatwaves and new daily temperature records, the United Nations weather agency and television weather anchors have joined forces to create video forecasts that explore how climate change would make future summers even hotter in major cities of the world.
Aug 10, 2016, at 04:00 am
New York, Aug 9 (Just Earth News): As more areas previously controlled by Boko Haram become accessible to humanitarian assistance, a critical opportunity has arisen to tackle “alarming levels†of food insecurity in north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
Burundi: UN agency warns 4.6 million people facing food insecurity
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): Some 4.6 million people in Burundi are food insecure, with more than 500,000 of them requiring urgent emergency food assistance, the United Nations food relief agency has said, warning that food stocks are stretched as a result of the fragile socio-economic context in the country.
Chad: Two million people face hunger in Sahelian belt, UN agency warns
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:41 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): About two million people, or half the population, in the Sahelian belt of Chad face hunger and more than a quarter of them are in severe need of external assistance to meet their minimum daily food needs, the United Nations food relief agency said on Tuesday.
Ethiopian farmers need urgent assistance amid major drought, warns UN agency
Mar 08, 2016, at 02:39 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced that timely agricultural assistance for the upcoming rainy season is essential to help the drought-affected people of Ethiopia, as one of the strongest El Niño events on record continues to have devastating effects on the lives and livelihoods of farmers and herders.
Syria: humanitarian air drops ‘still in the planning stage’ – UN agency
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:03 pm
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Following a humanitarian breakthrough in delivering aid to a Syrian town inaccessible for more than 18 months, the United Nations food relief agency is now planning possible air-drops for 200,000 people in the Deir ez-Zor area besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL/Da’esh.
Syria: for first time in months, UN agency delivers aid to residents of Yarmouk camp
Feb 15, 2016, at 01:53 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East has been able to deliver urgently needed humanitarian supplies to the civilian residents of the besieged refugee camp of Yarmouk, on the outskirts Damascus, for the first time in nine months.
Livestock biodiversity must be preserved as tool against climate change: UN agency
Jan 28, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The genetic diversity of livestock can play a vital role in feeding the world in the face of hotter weather and the other effects of climate change, yet many valuable breeds continue to be at risk, the United Nations agricultural agency warned on Wednesday, calling for stronger global efforts to safeguard the existing gene pool.
El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk countries: UN agency
Jan 23, 2016, at 02:26 pm
New York, Jan 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk developing countries – UN agency The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners announced today they predict a major global increase in health consequences of emergencies this year due to El Niño.
Yemen: UN agency appeals to all sides to allow food in for thousands under siege
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday appealed to all parties to the conflict in Yemen to allow food in for hundreds of thousands of hungry people under siege in the central city of Taiz, who have been deprived of supplies for many weeks.
Cambodia: UN agency urges dialogue to resolve labour dispute in Special Economic Zones
Dec 24, 2015, at 02:04 pm
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday called on Cambodian workers, trade unions, Government and employers to engage in dialogue to resolve a confrontation in the Special Economic Zones in Bavet City and enable a return to work.
Farm families in eastern Ukraine forced into 'difficult choices' to survive: UN agency
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:19 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The absence of financial, physical, social and human resources has left some 700,000 farm households extremely vulnerable in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, the results of a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) household survey revealed on Monday, and also warned of food insecurity among those families due to "skyrocketing" commodity prices.
Southeast Asian nations pledge cooperation on Bay of Bengal migration: UN agency
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:20 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Southeast Asian countries on Friday affirmed that the only way to reduce loss of life at sea is by working together on comprehensive and sustainable approaches to mixed migration movements, the United Nations refugee agency said as the resumption of dangerous sea journeys in the region loomed.
Celebrity chefs serve up free meals from discarded food: UN agency
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:15 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): For those who have never tried 'rejected' veggie curry made with 'saved' coconut milk served with 'broken rice' and washed down with corn cob tea, two United Nations agencies have joined up with an Australian food charity for an event with a menu that also included 'fish scrap cake' and 'rescued' mango relish, accompanied by 'leftover' nine-grain followed by 'rescued' bread pudding for dessert.
Food prices fall in November amid 'robust' global inventories: UN agency
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:44 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): November saw a decrease in major food commodity prices as the cost of most globally-traded staples fell, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported on Thursday as it also warned of deteriorating food security in areas affected by conflict or severe weather.
Situation of children in South Sudan is deteriorating: UN agency
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of children in war-torn South Sudan has worsened since the beginning of the year, with sustained recruitment, primarily of boys but also girls, by armed forces and groups amid severe malnutrition and flight, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Ethiopia: Funding helps UN agency avoid cutbacks in food aid to drought-affected people
Nov 19, 2015, at 02:09 pm
New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Thanks to timely contributions from key donors, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that it is able to continue food distributions later this month for more than 1.5 million people in the Somali region of Ethiopia, and can scale up nutrition help to more than 700,000 children and nursing mothers in the most drought-affected areas.
Refugees should not be turned into scapegoats following Paris attacks: UN agency
Nov 18, 2015, at 04:07 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed its shock and horror at the attacks in Paris and the killing of so many innocent people but warned against the scapegoating of refugees, in the wake of the deadly attacks.
Access to higher education doesn't always lead to lower unemployment: UN agency
Nov 18, 2015, at 04:03 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Workers with post-secondary education are more likely to be unemployed in lower-income countries, reflecting a "mismatch" between skilled persons and the number of available jobs matching their competencies and expectations, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Yemen: UN agency provides emergency relief items to people displaced by Cyclone
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicated on Friday that prior to tropical cyclone Chapala making landfall on Yemen last Tuesday, the agency had moved 1,000 tents and 3,000 non-food items kits into a number of governorates to support people in affected areas.
Valuing women's work key to achieving new global goal on gender equality: UN agency
Oct 27, 2015, at 02:00 pm
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): Applauding the decision by Member States to include gender equality as a key plank of the newly-adopted 2030 Agenda, a senior United Nations labour agency official has stressed the importance of empowering women in employment, salaries and the working environment, urging governments to commit to this achievable, basic right.
Global food accord aims to tackle hunger in protracted crises: UN agency
Oct 17, 2015, at 01:59 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The first global agreement involving all stakeholders of food aid aims to "do business differently" in order to combat hunger and undernutrition among people living in protracted crises around the world, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid
Oct 06, 2015, at 02:36 pm
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced that its rapid response operation in conflict-torn South Sudan has delivered livelihood assistance to 60,000 food-insecure households in hard-to-reach areas of northern Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile States, where food stocks are running out and most families have been unable to produce food through farming or fishing this year.
Despite cooler weather, refugee sea arrivals in Greece approach 400,000: UN agency
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:15 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that, despite adverse weather conditions, refugee and migrant arrivals in Greece this year are expected to hit the 400,000 mark soon.
One of Africa's longest-standing refugee situations set to end soon: UN agency
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Delegations from Rwanda and 11 major host countries in Africa, the African Union and the United Nations refugee agency on Friday agreed on a timetable to resolve the situation of Rwandan refugees who fled between 1959 and 1998 – one of the world’s longest-standing displacement situations.
Syria: UN agency discovers nine suspected cases of typhoid near Yarmouk camp
Sep 03, 2015, at 02:44 pm
New York, Sep 3 (IBNS): Following humanitarian operations in the southern Syrian town of Yalda, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said it has identified nine new suspected cases of typhoid and one case of scabies.
Libya: UN agency helps country upgrade response to boats in distress of its coast
Aug 20, 2015, at 02:18 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): Following a spate of deadly shipwrecks of the coast of Libya, the UN refugee agency has announced that it has set up a forum to improve the country’s response to boats in distress its waters by streamlining information sharing and coordination with international organizations
More aid needed for 120,000 displaced by clashes in southern Philippines - UN agency
Mar 21, 2015, at 05:33 pm
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) Intensifying armed conflict in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao has displaced some 120,000 people since late January, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday , expressing particular concern for the safety of women and children who could be exposed to exploitation and abuse.
Fight against child labour gaining momentum in Kosovo, UN agency says
Feb 10, 2015, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday spotlighted the fight against child labour in Kosovo, where, it said, children as young as 10 are forced to work on garbage dumps or in the fields risking their health, and noted that progress is being made to eliminate such "unacceptable ways of providing financial support to a family."